Regulation of Telecommunications Sector in China | Practical Law
An overview of the regulatory regime governing the telecoms sector in China and the regulation of foreign investment in this sector. This Note describes the distinction between basic telecoms services (BTS) and value-added telecoms services (VATS) and details the telecoms licensing requirements. It also introduces the corresponding preferential policies that apply in China's free trade zones (FTZs) and under the CEPA between China and each of the Hong Kong or Macau SAR.